The //Inspiring Education: A Dialogue with Albertans//Steering Committee Report(April 2010)outlines the vision, guiding principles, and values for Alberta’s education system. The Education Act,along with the //Ministerial Order on Student Learning//(#001/2013), guides the development of curriculum. These form the foundation of Alberta’s education system.
The goal of this Student Learning Ministerial Order for an inclusive Kindergarten to Grade 12 education is to enable all students to achieve the following outcomes:

(1)	be Engaged Thinkers and Ethical Citizens with an Entrepreneurial Spirit;
(2)	strive for engagement and personal excellence in their learning journey;
(3)	employ literacy and numeracy to construct and communicate meaning; and
(4)	discover, develop and apply competencies across subject and discipline areas for learning, work and life.